Week 10 Flashcards
Groceries, n.
Foodstuffs and various household supplies sold by a grocer.
Guardian, n.
One to whom a person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation.
Gubernatorial, adj.
Of or relating to a governor or government.
Guitar, n.
A flat-bodied, stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings plucked with a pick or with the fingers.
Gullible, adj.
Easily deceived or duped.
Gumption, n.
Boldness of initiative or aggressiveness.
Habitat, n.
The place where a plant or animal species naturally lives and grows.
Haiku, n.
an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively.
Harass, v.
To irritate or torment persistently.
Harmonica, n.
A small rectangular instrument consisting of a row of free reeds set back in air holes, played by exhaling or inhaling.
Headache, n.
A pain in the head.
Heinous, adj.
Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable.
Heirloom, n.
Something of special value handed on from one generation to another.
Helicopter, n.
An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.
Hemisphere, n.
A half of the celestial sphere.
Hepatitis, n.
Inflammation of the liver.
Heritage, n.
Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition.
Hibernate, v.
To pass the winter in a dormant state.
Hierarchy, n.
A group of persons organized or classified according to authority or rank.
Hippopotamus, n.
Any of various large herbivorous four-toed chiefly aquatic mammals with an extremely large head and mouth, bare and very thick skin, and short legs.
Hitchhike, v.
To travel by soliciting free rides along a road.
Hoist, v.
To raise or haul up with or as if with the help of a mechanical apparatus.
Holocaust, n.
A complete or thorough sacrifice or destruction, especially by fire.
Horizontal, adj.
Placed or operating in a plane parallel to the horizon.
Hospitality, n.
Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.
Humiliation, n.
The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
Hundredth, adj.
Being number 100 in a countable series.
Hurricane, n.
A tropical cyclone with winds of 73 miles per hour or greater.
Hybrid, n.
An offspring of two animals or plants of different races, breeds, varieties, or species.
Hydrant, n.
A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks.
Hydrogen, n.
A nonmetallic element that is the simplest and lightest of the elements and which is normally a colorless, odorless, and highly flammable diatomic gas.
Hygienist, n.
One who practices the science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health.
